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School: Ferrybank, Arklow

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Ferrybank, Co. Wicklow
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Miss Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0925, Page 003

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    “There is a narrow walk in Shelton Grounds called 'King James Walk'.”

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    There is a narrow walk in Shelton Grounds called "King Jame's Walk." It is said that he used to ride on his horse or walk up and down it two or three times a day. It is overgrown by briars now.
    Marjorie Hannan, The Gardens, Shelton Abbey, Arklow, Co Wicklow,
    I heard this from Mrs Attride whose husband is butler in - Shelton Abbey, Arklow.
    At the back of Shelton Abbey is a room in which it is said that King James in his flight from the Battle of the Boyne, to Duncannon Co Wexford, hid. It was a dairy then, and the hooks on which pieces of bacon used to hang are still to be seen.
    Marjorie Hannan, Shelton Gardens.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marjorie Hannan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shelton Abbey, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Attride
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shelton Abbey, Co. Wicklow